Amina Mohammed – Nigerian Politician

As the current Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed is the leader of the All Progressives Congress. Previously, she was the Minister of Environment of Nigeria, and was a star among the others in Buhari’s cabinet.

As the former Minister, she lead negotiations at the Cop 21 climate talks on behalf of Nigeria and supervised the start-up and leadership for the cleanup of Ogoniland. This was recommended by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report on many different sites, including Ogoniland, in 2011.

From being a key part of the Post-2015 development process to being an advisor to the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Mohammed has been working hard for many years. In 2016, Y! or Ynaija.com named Mohammed one of the 100 most influential people in Nigeria.

The feminine name Amina is a Muslim and Somali name that means “truthful”, “trustful” or “honest” and refers to the mother of Mohammed. The name is common with people from the Hausa of West Africa. The name became popular in Nigeria after Amina, who was a Hausa Muslim Warrior Queen of Zazzau, which is located in the north-west of Nigeria.

Many believe that the name is a variant transcription of Aminah from Arabic origin, which can be from two possible sources. First, the name Aminah could be derived from the Arabic word amina that means “feel safe”. On the other hand, the name could be the female version of Amin, which is taken from the Arabic word amin that means “truthful”.